I, parents and my Career Counselling

Gone are the days, where parent’s duty to children limited to providing good life 

and fulfilling their basic needs. With the fast changing world, even the responsibilities 

of parents require huge change. Growing expectations of parents, increasing pressure

of tough competition on children creates the necessities of proper career counselling.

It’s fact that career counselling for a student plays vital role but must not deny that active

involvement of a parents is also required in it.. Along with the children, parents presence in 

career counselling, helps in choosing the right career in easier way. It develops in the child 

strong, clear, importance and value towards its career. Thus, avoids any further distractions 

in child mind due to the various circumstances.

Thus, in today's competitive world, participation of parents with their children during career 

counselling is must and been recommended. This participation guides their children for 

choosing right career better way. Moreover it helps the career counselor in counselling and 

suggesting in the best way by understanding the child interest, parent’s expectations, their 

financial position and family background.

Students require more attention, support, suggestion therefore with the involvement 

of parents,  good advice of career counselor can give better career to our children.

Frequent asked questions in an interview

Every student wishes to start their career life with all, that they have dream so far (e.g. Reputed company, good job profile and handsome salary) unfortunately only few of them succeed and many fail. Many students fail to spot the golden opportunity all because of their performance in an interview.

Inadequate preparation in an interview becomes an issue for students in getting the desired job in their dream Company. Therefore a proper preparation is must for every student who is ready to step in professional life.

Below are the few important and frequently asked questions in an interview for the fresher which will helpful the students to give their best in an interview.

Few of the questions will sound the same but actually they mean to be differ.

Frequent and important questions asked in Interview for fresher:

• Tell me something about yourself? 
• What is your career plan? 
• What is your area of interest? 
• Let me know your strengths and weaknesses? 
• Let me know about any of your academic achievements? 
• Explain me in brief about your academic project if any? 
• How good are you as a learner? 
• Any plan for higher studies? 
• Let me know your marriage plan? (Only for girls) 
• Who is your role model and why? 
• Why we should hire you for this job? 
• What do you know about this job profile? 
• What do you know about our organization? 
• Why do you want to work with our company? 
• Will you be able to handle the work pressure? 
• How are you going to deal with work pressure? 
• Are you comfortable with night shifts?(only for ITES ) 
• Are you comfortable in stretching yourself beyond office hours? if any time required.
• Are you willing to relocate? 
• Do you take decision on your own or prefer discussing with parents? 
• If you are selected, what would be your contribution towards our organization? 
• How long you will be working in our company? 
• Explain how you would be an asset to this organization? 
• Where do you see yourself five years from now? 
• On a scale of one to ten, where you rate yourself in communication? 
• Do you believe in qualification or skills? And why? 
• How good are you in computer skill? 
• How far are you good in writing skills? 
• Are you good in general knowledge? 
• Which books you read most? 
• What type of books you prefer to read and why? 
• What are your salary expectations? 
• Do you have account in social networking (face book, orkut, twitter and linked in)? Why?
• What is your passion? 
• How far you update yourself with current issues? 
• You favor luck or hard work? 
• How you think personality matters in your career? 
• How would you prefer yourself to grow in your career?             
• Do you have any queries for me?